Programming Java 7 in Eclipse

Question

I installed JDK 7 and Eclipse 3.6M6. Then, I added JRE 7 as a new JRE execution environment in Eclipse, and set the compiler compliance level to Java 7. I can compile the fo

Answer 1

I checkout the so called JSR 308 branch of org.eclipse.jdt.core using the following CVS repository information.

Connection type: pserver
User: anonymous
Host: dev.eclipse.org
Port: Default
Repository path: /cvsroot/eclipse
Module: org.eclipse.jdt.core
Tag: JSR_308 (Branch)

Then, I followed the instructions to install the checked out JDT in eclipse. Subsequently, I looked up org.eclipse.jdt.core.tests.compiler/src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/tests/compiler/regression/NegativeTypeAnnotationTest.java and /org.eclipse.jdt.core.tests.compiler/src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/tests/compiler/regression/TestAll.java to come up with small examples exercising JSR 308 type annotations.

At this point, the branch supports and generates the corresponding new attributes in the .class files when annotations on types are present. But, annotation processors don't seem to work.